"Goodbye Christopher Robin" is a United Kingdom period biographical drama film about the lives of "Winnie-the-Pooh" author A. A. Milne and his wife and son, Christopher Robin. Director Simon Curtis ("My Week With Marilyn" 2011) put together a tasteful and refined movie that not only takes a [..]
The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
Eddie Murphy's long line of terrible movies continues in 2002 with "The Adventures of Pluto Nash." The storyline of a retired smuggler buying a nightclub in the American colony on the moon in the year 2080 is so ridiculous that it is laughable and is so bad [..]
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
"Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" is a chick flick at its worst: A poorly written screenplay, bad acting, and a boring story about a group of women attempting to end a mother-daughter feud of one of their friends. Director-screenwriter Callie [..]
Dark Blue (2002)
"Dark Blue" is a crime drama set in Los Angeles in the days leading up to the Rodney King trial verdict in April, 1992. Due to poor writing by David Ayer and James Ellroy and less than stellar direction by Ron Shelton ("Bull Durham" 1988), the [..]
Russian Ark (2002)
"Russian Ark" is an unusual film about a "ghost" wandering through a Russian museum encountering various individuals, famous and obscure, from Russia's history. The ghostly narrator is actually the movie's director, Alexander Sokurov, and the museum is the Winter Palace, part of the Hermitage Museum in Saint [..]
Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
"Nicholas Nickleby" is the story of a 19-year-old man and his mother and sister who must fend for themselves after the death of their father and husband. The classic tale by Charles Dickens (first published in 1838) was adapted to the big screen by director-screenwriter Douglas McGrath [..]
Time Changer (2002)
"Time Changer" is an exciting science fiction film where Gavin MacLeod plays a college professor in the year 1890 with a time machine who sends a colleague more than one hundred years into the future. Producer-director-screenwriter Rich Christiano ("End of the Harvest" 1998) put together a fast [..]
Minority Report (2002)
Director Steven Spielberg ("Jurassic Park" 1993) has created an exciting science fiction action film called "Minority Report." It is a futuristic story, set in 2054, where specialized police departments apprehend criminals by use of foreknowledge from psychics. It is well written by screenwriters Scott Frank and [..]
Die Another Day (2002)
Pierce Brosnan bows out gracefully in his fourth and final appearance as James Bond in "Die Another Day." This was the twentieth 007 movie in the series spread over forty years, which began with "Dr. No" in 1962. It has the usual plot where Bond is [..]
Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
It helps to be a fan of association football (soccer) to enjoy the British comedy-drama film "Bend It Like Beckham." Producer-director-screenwriter Gurinder Chadha put together an entertaining and inspiring movie about two young women who pursue careers in professional football against the wishes of their parents. [..]